Magento 1 – Configure Custom Admin Module to Show .phtml File

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I try to set up my admin module. I was using this this tutorial. Now when I click my new tabs in admin area the URL looks like this http://.../index.php/admin/custom/index/key/2157a41080bc0ffea9f9970b137e2aa8/ and I see a white screen. I want to load the content of a phtml file there.

My attempt so far includes following files:

/app/code/community/Petra/DailyOrders/controllers/Adminhtml/CustomController.php
/app/code/community/Petra/DailyOrders/etc/adminhtml.xml
/app/code/community/Petra/DailyOrders/etc/config.xml
/app/code/community/Petra/DailyOrders/Helper/Data.php (is empty)
/app/etc/modules/Petra_DailyOrders.xml

with the following contents:

CustomController.php

<?php class Petra_DailyOrders_Adminhtml_CustomController extends Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_Action {
public function indexAction()
{
    $this->loadLayout()
        ->_setActiveMenu('mycustomtab')
        ->_title($this->__('Bestellungen ansehen'));

    // my stuff

    $this->renderLayout();
}
}

adminhtml.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
<menu>
    <mycustomtab>
        <title>Bestellungen/Tag</title>
        <sort_order>23</sort_order>
        <children>
            <index>
                <title>Anschauen</title>
                <sort_order>1</sort_order>
                <action>adminhtml/custom/</action>
            </index>               
        </children>
    </mycustomtab>
</menu>
<acl>
    <resources>
        <admin>
            <children>
                <custom>
                    <title>My Controller</title>
                    <sort_order>-100</sort_order>
                    <children>
                        <index>
                            <title>Index Action</title>
                            <sort_order>1</sort_order>
                        </index>                           
                    </children>
                </custom>
            </children>
        </admin>
    </resources>
</acl>
</config>

config.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
<modules>
    <Petra_DailyOrders>
        <version>1.0.0</version>
    </Petra_DailyOrders>
</modules>
<global>
    <helpers>
        <petra_dailyorders>
            <!-- Helper definition needed by Magento -->
            <class>Mage_Core_Helper</class>
        </petra_dailyorders>
    </helpers>
</global>
<admin>
    <routers>
        <adminhtml>
            <args>
                <modules>
                    <petra_dailyorders before="Mage_Adminhtml">Petra_DailyOrders_Adminhtml</petra_dailyorders>
                </modules>
            </args>
        </adminhtml>
    </routers>
</admin>
</config>

Petra_DailyOrders.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Petra_DailyOrders>
            <active>true</active>
            <codePool>community</codePool>
        </Petra_DailyOrders>
    </modules>
</config>

I would now add the phtml file to:
app/design/adminhtml/default/default/template/dailyorders/index.phtml

and an xml file to
app/design/adminhtml/default/default/layout/dailyorders.xml

and reference the dailyorders.xml within config.xml inside <layout></layout> tags.
Is there more to do than this, cause I already tried those steps many times in different ways, always resulting in an error "page not found".

Update

I added this piece of code to my config.xml

<adminhtml>
 <layout>
        <updates>
      <petra>
          <file>dailyorders.xml</file>
         </petra>
     </updates>   
    </layout>
</adminhtml>

and created the dailyorders.xml with the following code

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout version="0.1.0">
  <petra_adminhtml_index_index>    
    <reference name="content">
        <block type="adminhtml/template" name="dailyorders" template="dailyorders/index.phtml" />
    </reference>
  </petra_adminhtml_index_index>
</layout>

as well as an index.phtml with a simple <p> TEST </p> in it.

But nothing shows up. At least I don't have a file not found error this time. What do I have to change, to make this work, and show me the TEST paragraph?

Best Answer

This should be the content of your dailyorders.xml:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout version="0.1.0">
    <adminhtml_custom_index>
        <reference name="content">
            <block type="adminhtml/template" name="dailyorders" template="dailyorders/index.phtml" />
        </reference>
    </adminhtml_custom_index>
</layout>

That's because the layout handle is <route>_<controller>_<action>.

You used the adminhtml router and created the CustomController.

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This should be adminhtml below routers and not configsliders in your config.xml.

<admin>
    <routers>
        <adminhtml>                               
            <args>
                <modules>
                    <Namespace_Configslider after="Mage_Adminhtml">Namespace_Configslider_Adminhtml</Namespace_Configslider>
                </modules>                                
            </args>
        </adminhtml>
   </routers>
</admin>

Also, I'd recommend this guide.

http://alanstorm.com/magento_admin_hello_world_revisited

Updated answer based on new info.

Without re-creating the entire module, this is what I changed to get the admin page to show up and not 404. I substituted the namespace for my testing so you will need to change that. You should be able to take it from here.

Pay close attention to the order of the namespace_extensionname in the config edits, these are important.

Modified: app/etc/local/Stackexchange/Configslider/etc/config.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<config>
    <modules>
        <Stackexchange_Configslider>
            <version>0.1.0</version>
        </Stackexchange_Configslider>
    </modules>

    <global>
        <helpers>
            <stackexchange_configslider>
                <class>Stackexchange_Configslider_Helper</class>
            </stackexchange_configslider>
        </helpers>

        <blocks>
            <configslider>
                <class>Namespace_Configslider_Adminhtml_Block</class>
            </configslider>
        </blocks>
    </global>

    <admin>
        <routers>
            <adminhtml>
                <args>
                    <modules>
                        <Stackexchange_Configslider after="Mage_Adminhtml">Stackexchange_Configslider_Adminhtml</Stackexchange_Configslider>
                    </modules>
                </args>
            </adminhtml>
        </routers>
    </admin>

    <adminhtml>
        <layout>
            <updates>
                <stackexchange_configslider module="stackexchange_configslider">
                    <file>stackexchange_configslider.xml</file>
                </stackexchange_configslider>
            </updates>
        </layout>
    </adminhtml>
</config>

Modified: app/etc/local/Stackexchange/Configslider/etc/adminhtml.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
    <menu>
        <cms>
            <children>
                <stackexchange translate="title" module="stackexchange_configslider">
                    <title>Configure the slider</title>
                    <sort_order>50</sort_order>
                    <action>adminhtml/configslider/index</action>
                </stackexchange>
            </children>
        </cms>
    </menu>

    <acl>
        <resources>
            <admin>
                <children>
                    <cms>
                        <children>
                            <stackexchange translate="title" module="stackexchange_configslider">
                                <title>Configure the slider</title>
                                <sort_order>100</sort_order>
                            </stackexchange>
                        </children>
                    </cms>
                </children>
            </admin>
        </resources>
    </acl>
</config>

Missing: app/etc/local/Stackexchange/Configslider/controllers/Adminhtml/ConfigsliderController.php

<?php

class Stackexchange_Configslider_Adminhtml_ConfigsliderController extends Mage_Adminhtml_Controller_Action
{
    public function indexAction()
    {
        $this->loadLayout();
        $this->renderLayout();
    }
}

Magento – Magento custom module – cannot load layout file via XML

First check if the layout handle is correct.
Add this line in the controller to see the layout handle

echo $this->getFullActionName();

I have a feeling it will print something like this adminhtml_module_sync_index. This is the layout handle you have to use in the layout file.
Also, just to be save, add a name and alias to the block from the content section.
Something like this:

    <adminhtml_module_sync_index><!--put here what you get from the echo in the controller -->
        <reference name="head">
            <action method="setTitle" translate="title">
                <title>Module</title>
            </action>
        </reference>
        <reference name="content">
            <block type="module_sync/adminhtml_index" template="sync/index.phtml" as="index" name="index" />
        </reference>
    </adminhtml_module_sync_index>

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